Czech Republic: number of pigs as at 1 August 2013 increased

In Q3 2013 the total meat production amounted to 112 995 tonnes (+0.4%, year-on-year), of which 15 815 tonnes were beef (+1.4%), 57 869 tonnes were pigmeat (−0.5%), and 39 249 tonnes were poultrymeat (+1.4%).

The number of slaughtered pigs decreased by 0.2% and the total pigmeat production by 0.5%, y-o-y. In total 662 thous. heads of pigs were slaughtered and 57 869 tonnes of pigmeat were produced.

The number of pigs as at 1 August 2013 increased by 18.9 thous. heads, y-o-y (+1.2%) to 1 593 thous. heads. In comparison with the previous survey at the end of 2012, number of pigs and sows rose by 3.9% and 3.6%, respectively. Number of sows in 2013 did not fall under the level of 100 thousand heads. No year-on-year decrease was recorded in other main categories as well (+0.3% for pigs for fattening, and +3.6% for gilts).